homebrew .357
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Hi all, having second thought`s about p/ball for a hunting load on deer, I was thinking a 270gr bullet would be the thing to use, harder hitting.
The .440 " p/b is only 130grs, but is a lot faster . My home made .45 has a fast twist, 1-33" and using a load of 50grs of fffg at 50yds it shot quite good, is this a good hunting load or should I try a bit more, It`s just that loading a bullet is harder while hunting, have to hammer them in ,p/b is a lot easier in the bush. I suppose I could load a bullet for the first shot then a p/b for my second. The p/b shoots quit good for my fast twist barrel, I thought this would be a problem , any thoughts on this, in NZ we stalk after the deer and 50yards is a long shot. homebrew.357 :hmm:
The .440 " p/b is only 130grs, but is a lot faster . My home made .45 has a fast twist, 1-33" and using a load of 50grs of fffg at 50yds it shot quite good, is this a good hunting load or should I try a bit more, It`s just that loading a bullet is harder while hunting, have to hammer them in ,p/b is a lot easier in the bush. I suppose I could load a bullet for the first shot then a p/b for my second. The p/b shoots quit good for my fast twist barrel, I thought this would be a problem , any thoughts on this, in NZ we stalk after the deer and 50yards is a long shot. homebrew.357 :hmm: